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Supply Chain Integration of Merged and Acquired Entities

This paper shares the experience of a true and complete integration of supply chain in a mid-sized IDN under an accelerated timeline. The study is structured to provide a basic framework for i

Who’s Really Driving Physician Acquisitions?

A new AHA analysis of data from LevinPro HC covering nearly 800 physician practice acquisitions between 2019 and 2024, reveals that commercial insurers and corporate entities like Amazon continue to lead acquisitions, with a particular emphasis on acquiring higher-margin, scalable specialties in densely populated markets rather than lower-margin specialties.
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4 Keys to a Successful Post-merger Health System Integration

A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report, “Assembly Required: An Operator’s Manual for Post-merger Integration,” outlines a 10-step approach to building an integrated hospital or health system after a merger.

A Hospital Operator's Manual for Post-merger Integration

Follow this 10-step approach to developing an operator’s manual for a successful health system post-merger transition.
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Hospital Merger Benefits: An Econometric Analysis Revisited Executive Summary

This is the third analysis by Charles River Associates (CRA) showing that recent hospital acquisitions reduce costs and lead to improved performance on important quality indicators without an increase in revenue that may signal enhanced market power. All three analyses found that hospital acquisitions can generate substantial benefits.

Optum Rounds Out Its Home Health Portfolio as Competition Heats Up

Optum is making waves in the home health market with its strategic acquisitions. Learn about their latest moves and their implications for the post-acute care landscape.

4 Takeaways on General Catalyst’s Plan to Acquire Summa Health

The huge venture capital firm General Catalyst (GC) said it planned to buy a health system and use it as a transformation proving ground for technologies developed by its portfolio companies. GC’s recently formed business venture Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) says that it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire nonprofit Ohio-based Summa Health.
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Proposals to Reduce Medicare Payments Would Jeopardize Access to Essential Care and Services for Patients

This report provides key evidence as to why site-neutral payment policies are misguided, highlighting the substantial negative impact these policies and new legislative proposals would have on access to the care that the nation’s hospitals and health systems provide.

Setting the Record Straight: Private Equity and Health Insurers Acquire More Physicians than Hospitals Infographic

Private equity, physician groups and health insurers have acquired the vast majority of physician practices during the last five years. Percentage of acquired physicians by type, 2019-2023. Private equity: 65%; Physician Medical Groups: 14%; Health Insurers: 11%; Hospitals and Health Systems: 6%; Other Services: 4%.